[at-l] Financing trips

[poojathebearchaser at hotmail.com (Pooja Blue)]

When it was that cold, I wrapped wet shoes in a couple of plastic grocery 
store bags (I carried extras) and stowed them under my sleeping bag; that 
kept them from freezing.  I'll never forget beginning the climb of Stratton 
Mountain with those bricks of ice for shoes.

The contact lense case and solutions I put in a ziplock baggie and tossed 
into the bottom of my bag, which kept them from freezing over, too.  I also 
put some water in a tiny Nalgene down there with them, for washing them in 
the morning.   I was getting frostbite on my thumb and forefinger from 
washing the lenses in ice water.

Pooja
GA -> PA <- ME '04

"The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before 
them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it. " 
-- Thucydides

>We had a similar experience of the CDT. Not that cold, but cold enough to
>freeze wet shoes. We solved the problem much like Pooja did, then heard
>about another couple who dunked their shoes in a nearby stream. The stream
>was warm enough  to thaw the shoes so that they could put them on. Brrr!
>Live an learn =)
>
>Ken

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